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Inspiring Events & Elements of Fate |
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1966 - getting the lead role in the play “Charlie’s Aunt” in my high school production. I had a really excellent stage coach who helped me learn how to move correctly and be comfortable on stage. |
| 1967 - on a bitterly, bitterly cold night in January attending a percussion clinic and observing young percussionist Philip Brunelle. This was the first time I thought being a percussionist might be a cool thing. |
| 1974 - 1977 - living with Marjorie and Peter Elias in Cambridge, Mass. These people “adopted” me when I was in grad school. They showed me how to lead a balanced adult life. |
| 1978 - recording Grammy Award Nominee Ive’s Three Places in New England with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra with Dennis Russel Davies conducting. I played the snare drum part. With that paycheck, I went to Europe for the first time. |
| 1980 - getting married to Sheri Fritz |
| 1980 - Zeitgeist’s New York premiere at Carnegie Recital Hall |
| 1985 - Zeitgeist’s first European tour, in part with composer John Cage |
| 1989 - Zeitgeist’s third European tour, in part with composer Terry Riley |
| 1990 - inspiring opera experience with Minnesota Opera doing Madame Butterfly with George Manahan conducting |
| 1992 - Zeitgeist's fifth and last European tour centering around a blockbuster concert of the music of Frederic Rzewski for a syndicated broadcast at Deutschlandfunk (German public radio) |
| 1999 - super memorable performance evenings with Minnesota Orchestra playing Messiaen’s Symphony Turangalila |
| 2001 - playing with the ICE (Intergalactic Contemporary Ensemble) big band at the London Jazz Festival at Queen Elizabeth Hall |
